Montana Grizzlies @ South Dakota Coyotes
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
MONT | 28 | 39 | 67 |
SDAK | 36 | 36 | 72 |
South Dakota fends off Montana 72-67 behind Mooney, Flack
VERMILLION, S.D. -- Matt Mooney and Tyler Flack scored 18 points apiece and South Dakota held off a late Montana rally to beat the Grizzlies 72-67 on Sunday.
Mooney's free throw put the Coyotes up 62-54 with 6 minutes left before Montana went on 13-6 run and closed to 68-67 on a pair of Walter Wright free throws with 2:13 remaining.
Trey Burch-Manning and Mooney both added a free throw for South Dakota (6-2) to push the lead to three with 33 seconds to go. Brandon Gfeller missed a 3-point attempt and Mooney added two free throws for the final margin. Mooney finished 8 for 10 from the free throw line.
South Dakota led 36-28 at halftime. Montana committed 26 personal fouls.
Jared Samuelson led Montana with 12 points, making all five shots from the field and a pair of free throws. Montana (1-6) finished a nearly two-week road trip after playing in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Oxford, Mississippi.
Game Information
Vermillion, SD
Referee:Darryl Smith
Referee:Jim Schipper
Referee:Brian McAnally
2025-26 Standings
| Big Sky Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portland State | 13-5 | - | 20-11 |
| Montana State | 12-6 | 1 | 18-14 |
| Eastern Washington | 11-7 | 2 | 14-19 |
| Northern Colorado | 10-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Montana | 10-8 | 3 | 18-16 |
| Weber State | 10-8 | 3 | 16-16 |
| Idaho | 9-9 | 4 | 21-15 |
| Sacramento State | 6-12 | 7 | 10-21 |
| Idaho State | 5-13 | 8 | 13-20 |
| Northern Arizona | 4-14 | 9 | 10-22 |
| Summit League | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 14-2 | - | 27-8 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 12-4 | 2 | 24-10 |
| North Dakota | 10-6 | 4 | 18-17 |
| South Dakota | 8-8 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Omaha | 8-8 | 6 | 16-17 |
| Denver | 8-8 | 6 | 15-17 |
| South Dakota State | 7-9 | 7 | 14-18 |
| Oral Roberts | 4-12 | 10 | 10-23 |
| Kansas City | 1-15 | 13 | 4-27 |
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